News:
The temporary truce [1] in Gaza is extended for another five days [2]. (AP/AFP)
Cease-fire [3] negotiations [4] face new hurdles [5]. (Reuters/Xinhua/Los Angeles Times)
Israeli officials blame Hamas leader [6] Mishaal for the cease-fire
impasse. (Jerusalem Post)
The US halts [7] the transfer [8] of hellfire missiles [9] to Israel. (Wall Street
Journal/Ha'aretz/YNet)
Israeli politicians argue about the state of bilateral relations [10] with
the United States. (Jerusalem Post)
Two journalists are among the six killed [11] in a bomb disposal accident
in Gaza. (New York Times)
57 Palestinians are arrested for "rioting" [12] in occupied East Jerusalem. (Xinhua)
A Palestinian dies after being struck by a settler car [13] in the occupied
West Bank. (Ma'an)
The Arab Bank terrorism financing [14] civil lawsuit goes to the jury. (AP)
The Pentagon says the IS siege [15] on a mountain in northern Iraq is over,
allowing thousands of Yazidis to survive [16], but some are reportedly
still trapped. (New York Times/Washington Post)
Many Iraqi Christians no longer feel at home [17] given the rise of IS.
(Los Angeles Times)
Pres. Obama is considering US policy options towards IS [18]. (AP)
The UN raises the humanitarian crisis level [19] in Iraq to the highest
possible threat [20]. (AP/BBC)
Asharq Al Awsat profiles Iraqi Prime Minister-designate [21] Al-Abadi.
(Asharq Al Awsat)
The US says it will provide more weapons [22] to the Lebanese military. (AP)
Saudi Arabia gives $100 million [23] to the United Nations
Counter-Terrorism Center. (New York Times)
Commentary:
Adnan Abu Amer [24] says Hamas believes its most important tunnels are
intact. (Al Monitor)
Avi Issacharoff [25] says Hamas may not return to cease-fire negotiations.
(Times of Israel)
Udi Dekel [26] asks if Israel is facing a war of attrition with Hamas. (INSS)
Mitch Ginsberg [27] asks if the Gaza blockade is unraveling. (Times of Israel)
George Hishmeh [28] says the White House seems to have conflicting stances
regarding Palestinians. (Gulf News)
Gershon Baskin [29] says Israel doesn't seem to have a post-conflict
strategy. (Jerusalem Post)
The National [30] says Israel is trying to crush the Palestinians spirit by
attacking soccer, but is not succeeding. (The National)
Anna Altman [31] says, whether there is a resurgence of anti-Semitism or
not, Israel has lost the PR war in Europe. (New York Times)
Ari Shavit [32] says Israeli liberals need to face the brutality of the
contemporary Middle East. (Ha'aretz)
Michael Hanna [33] says Egyptian foreign policy is entirely fixated on
smashing Islamists everywhere. (Foreign Policy)
The Washington Post [34] says "mission creep" in Iraq is inevitable.
(Washington Post)
David Horsey [35] says, despite criticism, US airstrikes in Iraq are
preventing genocide. (Los Angeles Times)
James Jeffrey [36] outlines how PM al-Maliki "broke Iraq." (Politico)
Michael Jansen [37] says American policies are crucial for the prospects of
defeating IS in Iraq. (Jordan Times)
Joyce Karam [38] looks at conspiracy theories in Lebanon, especially about
IS. (Al Arabiya)
Suzanne Kianpour [39] also looks at Lebanese conspiracy theories about IS. (BBC)
Hussein Ibish [40] offers an explanation for the rise in IS conspiracy
theories among Sunni Arabs. (NOW)
Robert Ford [41] says, while IS is fighting in Iraq, moderate opposition
groups are gaining ground in Syria. (Foreign Policy)
Frederic Hof [42] says saving Syria is no fantasy and strongly critiques US
policy. (Politico)
Michael Young [43] says Christian communities are threatened in the Middle
East, but in Lebanon are also self-destructive. (Daily Star)
Alaa Al Aswany [44] says when Egyptians become xenophobic, it reflects the
attitudes of their leaders, not the people. (New York Times)
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